Comments on: Why does my backgrounded script/app die after I close my terminal window? http://www.filsa.net/2009/06/18/why-does-my-backgrounded-scriptapp-die-after-i-close-my-terminal-window/ developing, since 1997. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:39:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: ralph http://www.filsa.net/2009/06/18/why-does-my-backgrounded-scriptapp-die-after-i-close-my-terminal-window/comment-page-1/#comment-27 ralph Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:46:16 +0000 http://www.filsa.net/?p=110#comment-27 with "screen" you already have to have it running beforehand. Another way is to background the job with ctrl-z and then "bg" command, then use "disown" command with process as argument, or percent and number for job, e.g. disown %1. But not as good as "screen", you can't re-attach to it later, have to kill it. with “screen” you already have to have it running beforehand. Another way is to background the job with ctrl-z and then “bg” command, then use “disown” command with process as argument, or percent and number for job, e.g. disown %1. But not as good as “screen”, you can’t re-attach to it later, have to kill it.

]]> By: emailtoid.net/i/948f3a1b/… http://www.filsa.net/2009/06/18/why-does-my-backgrounded-scriptapp-die-after-i-close-my-terminal-window/comment-page-1/#comment-26 emailtoid.net/i/948f3a1b/… Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:55:39 +0000 http://www.filsa.net/?p=110#comment-26 You should check out the "screen" command. It depends on the distro whether it's installed by default or not, the package name is "screen". If you are inside a screen session, not only you can close the terminal window, you can re-attach to the session any time later, so you can check on the output of your long running program. I write a (bit) more about screen here: http://titan2x.com/productivity-tips.html And my cheat sheet for screen's key bindings is here: http://wiki.titan2x.com/index.php?title=Screen_cheat_sheet You should check out the “screen” command. It depends on the distro whether it’s installed by default or not, the package name is “screen”.
If you are inside a screen session, not only you can close the terminal window, you can re-attach to the session any time later, so you can check on the output of your long running program.

I write a (bit) more about screen here:
http://titan2x.com/productivity-tips.html

And my cheat sheet for screen’s key bindings is here:
http://wiki.titan2x.com/index.php?title=Screen_cheat_sheet

]]> By: givemeascream http://www.filsa.net/2009/06/18/why-does-my-backgrounded-scriptapp-die-after-i-close-my-terminal-window/comment-page-1/#comment-20 givemeascream Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:48:57 +0000 http://www.filsa.net/?p=110#comment-20 launching commands with nohup is also a good option :) launching commands with nohup is also a good option :)

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